Date:	Sun, 26 Sep 1999 08:35:24 +0200 (IST)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To:	Ringo <Ringo1 AT bellsouth DOT net>
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Subject:	Re: incorrect ms dos version
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On Fri, 24 Sep 1999, Ringo wrote:

> I'm running dos 6.22, trying to use the "system" comand to run a dos
> program called 'say'. When the program gets to the line here:
> 
>      sprintf(command,"say irprob.txt");
>      system("command");
> I get an error "Incorrect MS-DOS version"
> this used to work, then I installed allegro, and it started, any ideas?

Does it work if you type "say irprob.txt" from the command line?

Also, I hope that the quotes in the following line:

>      system("command");

are a typo: you should say ``system (command);''.

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